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Fayette Co., Texas, USA i
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Neighbouring regions:

Bastrop Co., Texas, USA

Caldwell Co., Texas, USA

Colorado Co., Texas, USA

Gonzales Co., Texas, USA

Lavaca Co., Texas, USA

Lee Co., Texas, USA

Washington Co., Texas, USA

Austin Co., Texas, USA

Locality type:

County

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
La Grange	4,712 (2017)
Schulenburg	2,925 (2017)
Flatonia	1,401 (2017)
Fayetteville	263 (2017)
Carmine	257 (2017)

Other Languages:

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French:

comté de Fayette, Texas, États-Unis

German:

Fayette County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

contea di Fayette, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Фейетт, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

費耶特縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国

Spanish:

Condado de Fayette, Texas, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

Fayette County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة فاييت , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة

Armenian:

Ֆայետ շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ

Basque:

Fayette konderria , Texas

Bavarian:

Fayette County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

ফায়েত কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Bulgarian:

Файет, Тексас, Съединени американски щати

Cebuano:

Fayette County, Texas

Czech:

Fayette County, Texas, Spojené státy americké

Dutch:

Fayette County, Texas, Verenigde Staten

Estonian:

Fayette'i maakond , Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid

Farsi/Persian:

شهرستان فیت، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا

Georgian:

ფაიეტის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები

Hungarian:

Fayette megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Indonesian:

Fayette County, Texas, Amerika Serikat

Irish Gaelic:

Contae Fayette, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá

Japanese:

ファイエット郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国

Latin:

Fayette Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae

Low Saxon/Low German:

Fayette County, Texas, USA

Min Dong Chinese:

Fayette Gông, Texas

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Fayette Kūn

Norwegian:

Fayette County, Texas, USA

Polish:

Hrabstwo Fayette, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Condado de Fayette, Texas, Estados Unidos

Romanian:

Comitatul Fayette, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii

Sardinian:

contea de Fayette, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica

Scottish Gaelic:

Fayette County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte

Serbian:

Округ Фејет, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

Fayette County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

Fayette County, Texas, USA

Traditional Chinese:

費耶特縣, 德薩斯州, 美國

Turkish:

Fayette, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Ukrainian:

Фаєтт, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

فائیٹ کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Fayette, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Condado han Fayette, Texas, Estados Unidos

Western Punjabi:

فایٹ کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, امریکہ

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Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ 'Bentonite'

ⓘ 'Flint'

ⓘ H4 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ L5 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'

ⓘ Tektite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Localities:

Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA
Cedar (Texas) meteorite, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1967) The Composition of the Belly River, Bluff, Bremervörde, and Modoc Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2280, New York. 19 pp. (Jan 1967). ; Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Description: Noted by Mason & Wiik (1967) and, apparently, by Whitfield & Merrill (1888).

Reference: Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1967) The Composition of the Belly River, Bluff, Bremervörde, and Modoc Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2280, New York. 19 pp. (Jan 1967).

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

Localities:

Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA
Cedar (Texas) meteorite, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Localities:

Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA
Cedar (Texas) meteorite, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Whitfield, J.E. & Merrill, G.P. (1888) The Fayette County, Texas, Meteorite: American Journal of Science and Arts (3rdSeries). 36:113-119.; Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1967) The Composition of the Belly River, Bluff, Bremervörde, and Modoc Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2280, New York. 19 pp. (Jan 1967). ; Wlotzka, F. [Ed.] (1995). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 78. Meteoritics 30(6): 792-796. (Nov 1995).

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Reference: R&M 66:3 pp 196-224

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.

ⓘ Iron

Formula: Fe

Localities:

Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA
Cedar (Texas) meteorite, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.

ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Localities:

Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA
Cedar (Texas) meteorite, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.

ⓘ Isocubanite

Formula: CuFe₂S₃

Localities:

Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA
Cedar (Texas) meteorite, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities:

Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA
Cedar (Texas) meteorite, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1967) The Composition of the Belly River, Bluff, Bremervörde, and Modoc Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2280, New York. 19 pp. (Jan 1967).

ⓘ Mackinawite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₉S₈

Localities:

Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA
Cedar (Texas) meteorite, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Description: Replace wood

Reference: R&M 66:3 pp 196-224

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

Locality: Cedar (Texas) meteorite, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Description: A terrestrial weatherate (not primary!)

Reference: McCoy, T.J., Ehlmann, A.J. & Keil, K. (1995) The Fayette County, Texas, meteorites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 30(6): 776–780. (Nov. 1995).

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Locality: Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1967) The Composition of the Belly River, Bluff, Bremervörde, and Modoc Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2280, New York. 19 pp. (Jan 1967).

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Cedar (Texas) meteorite, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Description: Pyroxene is often polysynthetically twinned. Composition Fs16.3-Fs16.7Wo~1.

Reference: Merrill, G.P. (1918) On the Fayette County, Texas, meteorite finds of 1978 and 1980 and the probability of their representing two distinct Falls: Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 54: 557-561.; McCoy, T.J., Ehlmann, A.J. & Keil, K. (1995) The Fayette County, Texas, meteorites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 30(6): 776–780. (Nov. 1995).

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Reference: R&M 66:3 pp 196-224

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Localities:

Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA
Cedar (Texas) meteorite, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Localities:

Bluff (a) meteorite, La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas, USA
Cedar (Texas) meteorite, Fayette Co., Texas, USA

Reference: Whitfield, J.E. & Merrill, G.P. (1888) The Fayette County, Texas, Meteorite: American Journal of Science and Arts (3rdSeries). 36:113-119.; Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1967) The Composition of the Belly River, Bluff, Bremervörde, and Modoc Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2280, New York. 19 pp. (Jan 1967). ; Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Isocubanite	2.CB.55b	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Mackinawite	2.CC.25	(Fe,Ni)₉S₈
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
S	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
S	ⓘ Mackinawite	(Fe,Ni)₉S₈
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Mackinawite	(Fe,Ni)₉S₈
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Mackinawite	(Fe,Ni)₉S₈
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

5.33 Ma (Miocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

109 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Fleming	2	15.97 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Catahoula	1	28.1 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
Claiborne - Cook Mountain	1	41.3 - 38 Ma (Eocene)
Fredericksburg - Walnut	1	109 - 105.3 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Ctenoides genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : *Ctenoides*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Entelodontidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Entelodontidae	33.9 - 33.3 Ma Oligocene
Equidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Peraceras genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : *Peraceras*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Aphelops megalodus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Aphelops : *Aphelops megalodus*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Archaeohippus blackbergi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Archaeohippus : *Archaeohippus blackbergi*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Peraceras hessei species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Peraceras : *Peraceras hessei*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Calippus proplacidus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Calippus : *Calippus proplacidus*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Teleoceras meridianum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras : *Teleoceras meridianum*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Hipparionini tribe	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparionini	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Homarus travisensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Nephropidae : Homarus : *Homarus travisensis*	109 - 105.3 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

Fossil Localities

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USA

Texas
- Fayette Co.
  - Cenozoic🐚 Carmine
  - Phanerozoic🐚 M 538

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayette_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:	Q110755
GeoNames ID:	4690287

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